City Council may have to take public stand on raise

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/27/city-council-may-have-take-public-stand-raise/wzfdeTrVVYzLSWL1KBPZgM/story.html



Councilor Michael F. Flaherty.

City Council may have to take public stand on raise
By Andrew Ryan Globe Staff October 28, 2015

Boston councilors may have to take a public stand on a controversial pay raise Wednesday, just six days before voters go to the polls.

The issue had nearly faded, and it appeared councilors would get their long-sought raise without having to take a final vote.

But Councilor Michael F. Flaherty Jr. said Tuesday he planned to put the proposed pay raise before his colleagues for a possible vote at Wednesday’s weekly council meeting. The move could reopen the debate on a 14 percent pay hike that is poised to become law.

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The meeting Wednesday will mark the final deadline for councilors to act on a proposed raise, which would increase their annual salary to $99,500. If the council does not vote, the raise will automatically become law on Election Day because of a rarely used provision of the city charter.